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Blashke Islands

Blashke Islands

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Wrangell
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 4 mi (6.44 km)
Elevation:
  • 75 ft (22.86 m)
About

4 mi. long at S end of Kashevarof Is., off NE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History of Blashke Islands

Published in 1853 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1494 as "Os(trov) Bloshke." Named for Edward Leontief Blashke, surgeon of the ship Nikolai in 1839-41, under the command of Captain A. K. Etolin.